IP addresses already reveal the identity of most people, especially if they log into facebook or google. What the govrnment can’t do is silence the opposition. So far everybody can buy a cheap phone, go to a cafe with wlan and publish on the internet.
With age verification, every service where people can publish freely is under control of the government. The government can reject the age verification of critical people and they can’t log in anymore and cannot make themselves heard.
Censorship.
IP addresses already reveal the identity of most people, especially if they log into facebook or google. What the govrnment can’t do is silence the opposition. So far everybody can buy a cheap phone, go to a cafe with wlan and publish on the internet.
With age verification, every service where people can publish freely is under control of the government. The government can reject the age verification of critical people and they can’t log in anymore and cannot make themselves heard.